Good 2016 Things

Inspired by Matt Bellassai's Twitter list - these are good thing from a shit year.

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Worked with the coolest documentary filmmaker and shot about 3 seconds of a movie

So I'm basically Spielberg now.

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Designed lights for 2 Shows

It was sort of terrible, but I thought myself and did it alone - so....

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I successfully stage managed my first full-length show.

With no ASM and didn't even cry more than three times

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I started voice lessons again

And it was hella therapeutic

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I started therapy

It was mildly therapeutic

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Went to NYC

Saw Finding Neverland and only 2 naked people

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I started teaching private lessons

$$$$$$

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Saw Shakespeare in the park and late night shakes.

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Directed my first adult play.

A success seing as how I'm barely an adult. It was Father of the Bride - and the main girl is like a year younger than me but the script kept calling her an old maid and I didn't even cry more than three times.

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I taught my first camp for 10 and under kiddos and got a present from everyone of those suckers at the end of it.

They were mostly hand drawn pictures of unidentifiable objects, but I'm basically Beyoncé to 7 five year olds.

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Directed Spoon River Anthology

Edgar Lee Masters is one of my favorite poets, so score. It was a major struggle though I definitely cried upwards of three times.

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I had a pretty great vacation with the whole fam

We had the best food of any vacation to date.

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I starred in the first US performance of The Syrian Monologues

This experience gave me a wealth of empathy towards the Syrian people and their plight, as well as giving me a deeper understanding of the Syrian conflict and refugee process. I also met great people.

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Went to my first Iriquois Park Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular

It was lit

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Voted

The result may not have been what I wanted - but I voted for the first female nominee of a major party for president and as a lady it was a very Leslie Knope moment for me.

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Stage Managed my first pro show

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Got allergy testing

And realized my whole life I had struggled unnecessarily

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I directed a Christmas Musical

Y'all the Lord moved to make that happen.

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Finished the Gilmore Girls Revival

Look-it was what it was, but I watched it with my siblings and it was nice and nostalgic.